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Isles will toll Evgeni Nabokov's contract
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The Islanders will exercise an option that allows the team to retain the rights to Russian goaltender Evgeni Nabokov for another season.
Because Nabokov refused to report to the team when claimed on re-entry waivers in January, he violated the terms of his one-year, $570,000 contract. The Islanders have the right to "toll" the contract and extend it another year.
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